The chart compares the number of females per 100 males enrolled in different levels of school education, including primary, secondary, and tertiary education, in developed and developing countries in the years 1990 and 1998.
Overall, the most notable trend is that the figures of female students in all three categories of developed and developing countries increased significantly over the time period of eight years; however, it was more pronounced for developed countries. Additionally, tertiary schools of developed countries had a higher number of students, while the tertiary education in developing countries was comparatively low.
In 1990, tertiary education in developed countries had the most number of students, accounting for 105 female students. Whereas, tertiary education in developing countries had the lowest number at 66. This was followed by secondary education, with 98 students in developed countries and 72 students in developing countries. Meanwhile, primary education was comprised of 95 female students in developed countries and 83 female students in developing countries.
By 1998, tertiary education developed countries increased to 112 female students, while developing countries saw growth to 75 female students. Similarly, secondary education welcomed 99 female students in developed countries and 82 female students in developing countries. Correspondingly, the primary education also witnessed a increase with developed countries at 96 and developing countries at 87. In contrast, The most significant difference was that only tertiary education in developed and developing countries were able to achieve the target, while secondary education for developed countries was closely behind.